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Snow squall watch in effect; March not coming in like a lion this year
Brief but intense bands of snow are expected this evening over west central Saskatchewan. Snow squall bands will develop later this evening and track southeastward over Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battl...
Feb 26, 2026 Winter weather changes on a dime in Saskatchewan. (Image Credit: Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
Sentencing set for Lloydminster man guilty of sexual interference involving 14-year-old girl
A Lloydminster man has been found guilty of sexual interference involving a 14-year-old girl following a trial in provincial court.Tristan Lewis, 21, was convicted Tuesday in Lloydminster Provincial C...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo/battlefordsNOW)
Saskatoon teen to be sentenced for setting fellow student on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate
Sentencing submissions will be heard at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Thursday in the case of a 16-year-old girl who admitted to attempted murder after she lit a fellow student on fire in Septe...
Feb 26, 2026 Tributes displayed outside Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon in the aftermath of an attack on a student on Sept. 5, 2024. (Image Credit: CKOM/File Photo)
Sask. looking to bolster and expand trade on mission to India
Premier Scott Moe is keeping his eyes locked on trade as he prepares to head to India on a week-long mission. He'll leave on Saturday and return the following Friday.To mark this trip as a success, Mo...
Feb 26, 2026 Premier Scott Moe will head to India for a week-long trade mission on Saturday, joining up with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mission for a few days in Mumbai and New Delhi. (Image Credit: Lisa Schick/CJME)
More than 30 per cent of children in Prince Albert live in poverty, rates double for Northern Sask.
Critics are calling out the provincial government for alarming child poverty rates, particularly in northern communities.According to the study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA),...
Feb 25, 2026 Within Saskatchewan, child poverty rates can vary dramatically depending on location. (Image Credit: ID 68286742 © Djedzura | Dreamstime.com)
Battlefords-born 'Better Together' mental health initiative now worn by over 100,000 across Canada
A grassroots idea born in grief in the Battlefords has grown into a national message of connection, carried on the backs of tens of thousands of Canadians wearing the same simple reminder: "We are bet...
Feb 25, 2026 From left, Battlefords North Stars players Josh Knittig, Gavin Granger and Linken Fisher wear Better Together T-shirts in support of the Battlefords-born initiative, now worn by more than 100,000 people across Canada, according to owner and founder Deb McNabb. (Image Credit: Battlefords North Stars)
North Battleford offers Maher Building for $1 as redevelopment push begins
The City of North Battleford is offering a vacant downtown commercial building for $1 and the possibility of up to $125,000 in support as it looks to spur redevelopment before moving toward demolition...
Feb 25, 2026 The old Maher Building at 1161 - 1165 100th St. in downtown North Battleford. (Image Credit: Google Map)
Man found hiding in fridge after Saulteaux First Nation break-in, two charged by RCMP
Battlefords RCMP has charged two men after responding to an in-progress break and enter. On Feb. 19, at approximately 1 p.m. RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a residence on Saulteaux Fir...
Feb 25, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP officer. (Image Credit: Sask. RCMP)
Doctors, health groups call for action as Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
OTTAWA - Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable - and advocates are gathering in Ottawa on Wednesday to call on the federal ...
Feb 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Canadian Press)
Scott Moe offers more details on shortfall coming in next month’s provincial budget
Saskatchewan's Premier says a budget shortfall is coming next month, citing uncertain times, global conflicts and the tariff and trade issues that seem to arise daily.Speaking at a North Saskatoon Bus...
Feb 25, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said a deficit budget is imminent in the province, while also touting the strength of Saskatchewan's economy and diverse markets during an NSBA luncheon at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Tues, Feb. 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Libby Gray/650 CKOM)